Two dozen people were stuck 100 feet in the air on a Bowie, Maryland, Six Flags roller coaster for several hours on Thursday. WRC-TV reported that the Joker’s Jinx roller coaster stalled at around 6 pm, leaving riders stranded at a 30-degree angle for more than three hours. Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department spokesman Mark Brady told …
The married teacher is accused of raping a student in a storage unit
Police are investigating the fatal shooting death of esteemed criminal court Judge Raymond Myles in front of his Chicago home on Monday morning. Investigators reportedly suspect that Myles, 66, and a 52-year-old woman were the victims of a botched robbery: Burglary appeared to be the motive, but Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Melissa Staples told The …
Police are searching for a Blytheville, Arkansas, baby they believe was taken by her non-custodial father Saturday night. At 1 pm on Saturday, the child’s mother, Tynese Newmy, 22, got a call from the sister of her child’s father, Niambi Talley, 18, asking if she could watch Tyraji Johnson, Newmy’s 1-year-old. Newmy, who said yes, got a …
An aspiring rapper who reportedly feasted on more than $600 worth of seafood tried to skip out on the bill by jumping into the ocean and swimming off. The Brisbane Times reported that Terry Peck, aka “2Pec,” enjoyed two lobsters, 21 oyster shooters, a baby octopus, and six Coronas at Omeros Bros Seafood Restaurant in Queensland, Australia. Peck, 33, …
A Dallas woman who had her iPhone stolen from her car last week said photos of the supposed thieves popped up in her iCloud account days after the incident. Bianca Dabi told KTBC that the phone was taken while she went to the ATM. While en route to Chase Bank, Dabi claimed she was approached …
A Sumter, South Carolina, son and daughter are accused of neglecting their 66-year-old mother to the point she experienced dehydration, kidney failure, and liver failure. Michael Lamont, 44, and Teresa Michelle Choice, 36, were charged with neglecting a vulnerable adult on Friday. Doctors said the mother was unconscious and suffering from serious wounds related to lying in her …
A National Rifle Association (NRA) museum employee accidentally shot himself on Friday, police said. According to NBC Washington, the shooting happened at the National Firearms Museum, a site run by the National Rifle Association out of its headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. According to USA Today, the unidentified 46-year-old man suffered a wound to the lower body …
Two white men were acquitted of murdering the boy after an all-white jury deliberated for less than an hour
Two Connecticut group home workers were arrested this week for allegedly choking and striking a disabled 19-year-old with a mop and broom. The victim’s mother reported the January 12 incident to the state Department of Developmental Services after noticing bruising on her daughter. Video footage from the Hamden group home showed Victoria Dancy, 50, and Melissa Smith, 41, …
Late last month, a police officer reportedly rescued a 3-year-old girl having a seizure on the morning of his wedding. On March 28, Indiana University officer John O’Rourke was in a Sanford, Florida, Donuts to Go getting breakfast when he noticed a crowd gathered around a little girl who was acting irregularly. Instructing a bystander to call …
A Texas man wearing armor and a cape was arrested after he ignored cops’ orders to drop his samurai sword. Officers arrived at a north Plano neighborhood Thursday morning after receiving reports of an armed man. According to The Dallas Morning News, the man, later identified as Charles Vincent Chiquillo, 25, was seen on a street corner swinging …
